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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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